CSR News

LONDON/NEW YORK/PARIS As trust in capitalism and multinational corporations hits new lows, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability reporting potentially offers real opportunities for companies to rebuild that trust.

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Three new initiatives to combat malaria in Africa will share a grant of US$1.5 million as the beneficiaries of the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) African Malaria Partnership (AMP).

The GSK grants have been awarded following a review of proposals s...

LONDON, England - Research carried out for the London Rebuilding Society suggests that traditional financial institutions are failing voluntary, charity and community groups, leaving the social enterprise sector overly dependent on inadequate sources of grant funding.

SAN FRANCISCO, California - www.lufthansa-unbalanced.org, a Web site contrasting Lufthansa’s image of social responsibility with information about the treatment of its U.S. workforce, has been launched by the union representing the 10,000 U.S. employees of Lufthansa’s airli...

NEW YORK, New York - Progressive Investor announces the release of the report, "How To Invest In The Booming Wind Industry."

The wind industry is growing in leaps and bounds, a very exciting development for environmental investors. Wind...

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: CQB) announced the issuance of Our Continuing Commitment, its second corporate responsibility report, which offers a comprehensive assessment of the company’s environmental, social and financial performance in 200...

BEIJING, China – The Board of Directors of UPS (NYSE:UPS) opened its regular quarterly meeting today in China, marking the first time the group has formally met at a site in the increasingly important Asia Pacific Region. During this week’s visit, the 12-member Board of Dir...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Mayor Anthony A. Williams today announced the launch of the D.C. College Savings Plan, an investment program that encourages families to save for higher education expenses. The plan allows low initial contributions, provides a variety of investment options...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota/ACCRA, Ghana - Today, in a ceremony witnessed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans and Ghanian and U.S. dignitaries at the Labadi Hotel in Accra, Ghana, Lemna International signed an agreement with Ghana Water Company to implement the expansion a...

LONDON, England - Unicorn, the UK's award-winning theatre company for children, has recruited a team of volunteers from Barclays, one of the world's leading financial services groups, to take part in a new community project called 'Visual Stories' in London.